We’ll take a look at the most commonly effective ones here as there are many options when seeking hemroid treatment.

* It’s important to include extra fiber in your diet and to drink plenty of water every day as this will prevent constipation. Constipation can put stress your intestinal muscles, exacerbating any existing problems with your hemorrhoids.

* Hemroid symptoms are common to most nuts, coffee, alcohol, food tends to get worse all the hot dishes. One solution may be keep track of your diet to learn if you are eating something that is causing your hemroids irritation and then see if you get relief by eliminating that food for awhile.

* Use ice on the area for 10 minutes, then follow with a warm, moist towel for 20 minutes to provide relief.

You don’t want to irritate the area after a bowel movement with repeated rubs of coarse toilet paper but instead gently dab the area with antiseptic wipes that are unscented.

Keep active instead of remaining stationary in one spot,

In bad flared up piles, bed rest helps by taking away the pressure from the sphincter muscle and allowing the hemroids to subdue.

* Some hemroid sufferers find that a sitz bath a few time in the day offer some comfort; just sit in a tub of warm water for fifteen minutes.

* If you use soaps or body wash that contain dyes and perfumes, switch to less chemical versions.

Since sweating can aggravate hemroid symptoms, you should wear cotton undergarments to help your skin stay dry.

* Zinc is a skin protectant found in baby diaper rash cream that can be applied to both protect the delicate anal skin and to prevent itching.

* Suppositories like Tucks and Preparation H are a hemroid treatment to be used with serious caution since they can damage the anal area if you use it a long time, and they should not be used over 7 to 10 days.

* At your drugstore you’ll also find hydrocortisone creams, which are anti-inflamitories and can help both inflammation and itching. If over the counter strengths don’t help, your doctor can prescribe a higher concentration.

* You can find numbing sprays at drugstores to make it hurt less.

Unfortunately, everyone is not helped by these treatments. Many still suffer from the itching, burning, bleeding and pain of external and internal hemroids after trying traditional treatments. Even if the treatments above cover up symptoms, or temporarily relieve them, you’ll often find the hemroids come back. Treatment to cure hemroid is available, rather then countering the symptoms.You must to inquire with a medical expert before embarking on a hemroid treatment.

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